You can say what you want about me
Wanna do what you want to me
But you cannot stop me

I've been knocked down
It's a crazy town
Even got a punch in the face in LA
Ain't nothing in the world that will keep
Me from doing what I wanna do

'Cause I'm too proud, I'm too strong
Live by the code that you gotta move on
Feel excited for yourself
Ain't got nobody no where

So I
(Held my head high)
Knew I (knew I'd survive)
Well I made it (I made it)
I don't hate it (Don't hate it)
That's just the way it goes
Yeah

I done made it through
Stand on my own two
I paid my dues, yeah
Tried to hold me down
You can't stop me now
I paid my dues

So like I told you
You cannot stop me
I paid my dues

Now I'm still tempted every day
And people who try to mess with Anastacia
Got another [bad word] 
'Cos I have a mind
And I thought I better let you know

I'm no punk I can't get down
I don't give a [bad word] about who's around
That worked just fine until now

So I
(Held my head high)
Knew I (knew I'd survive)
Well I made it (I made it)
Woah (Don't hate it)
That's just the way it goes
Yeah

I done made it through
Stand on my own two
I paid my dues
Yeah yeah
Tried to hold me down
You can't stop me now
I paid my dues, yeah
Yeah yeah yeah

Took so long to get me here (here)
But I won't live in fear (fear)
You try to steal my shine (shine)
But first they wanna build you up (up)
Then they tear you down (down)
It's a [bad word]  you try to bubble

So I
(Held my head high)
Knew I (knew I'd survive)
Woah (I made it)
(Don't hate it)
Said that's just the way
(I done made it through)
(Stand on my own two)
I said I paid my, I paid my dues
Yeah
(Tried to hold me down)
But you can't stop me now (you can't stop me now)
(I paid my dues) I paid my, paid my dues
(I done made it through) Woah
(Stand on my own two) Oh
(I paid my dues) I paid my, I paid my dues
Yeah (tried to hold me down)
But you can't stop me now (you can't stop me now)
(I paid my dues) I paid my dues